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Samsung Galaxy A8

The Samsung Galaxy A8 is a mid-range Android smartphone announced in 2015. It features a thin 5.9mm metal body that houses a large 5.7-inch 1080p AMOLED display. Powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 615 processor and 2GB of RAM, it has a 16MP rear camera and 5MP front camera. With 32GB of storage and a 3050mAh battery, the slim yet powerful Galaxy A8 establishes Samsung's focus on big screens and sleek designs in mid-tier devices.

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Samsung Galaxy A8

The Samsung Galaxy A8 is a mid-range Android smartphone announced in 2015. It features a thin 5.9mm metal body that houses a large 5.7-inch 1080p AMOLED display. Powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 615 processor and 2GB of RAM, it has a 16MP rear camera and 5MP front camera. With 32GB of storage and a 3050mAh battery, the slim yet powerful Galaxy A8 establishes Samsung's focus on big screens and sleek designs in mid-tier devices.

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Samsung Galaxy A8

 Released 2015, August


151g, 5.9mm thickness
Android OS, v5.1
32GB storage, microSD card slot
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 5.7"1080x1920 pixels
 16MP 1080p
 2GB RAM Snapdragon 615
 3050mAhLi-Ion

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Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE


Network
Announced 2015, July
Launch
Status Available. Released 2015, August

Body 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)

Dimensions
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM
- Fingerprint sensor

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors


Display Size 5.7 inches (~73.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (~386 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (To be confirmed)

Platform OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)


Chipset Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
CPU Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 405

Memory Card slot microSD, up to 128 GB


Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Camera Primary 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, check quality
Secondary 5 MP, 1080p

Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones


Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Comms
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording
USB microUSB v2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
- ANT+ support
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP4/WMV/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer

Battery Non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh battery


Stand-by
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 51 h

Misc
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold

Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1089 / Basemark X: 8838


Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.859 (sunlight)
Tests Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -89.3dB / Crosstalk -53.8dB
Battery life Endurance rating 98h

Samsung has made the Galaxy A8 smartphone official, following rumors of its existence
spreading for several months. The device’s standout feature is the massive screen mated to a
super thin chassis, which is the slimmest Samsung has produced yet. Here’s everything you need
to know about the phone.

The Super AMOLED touchscreen has a 1080p resolution and measures a whopping 5.7-inches,
and Samsung has wrapped it in a metal body that’s only 5.9mm thick. It looks stunning in the
images, particularly thanks to a set of equally thin bezels around the display, and that sleek body
should help the big-screen phone feel quite compact in the hand. It also weighs just 151
grams. The A8 is slimmer than the 6.3mm A7, and the 6.7mm thick Galaxy Alpha. It also beats
some of the competition, including the 6.3mm thick Huawei P8.

Samsung Galaxy A8
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Samsung Galaxy A8
Brand Samsung
Series Galaxy A
Compatible
2G, 3G (UMTS/HSPA), 4G (LTE)
networks
First released August 2015
Predecessor Samsung Galaxy A7
Type Phablet
Dimensions 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
Weight 151 g
Operating
Android 5.1.1 Lollipop
system
System on chip Exynos 5430 or Snapdragon 615
Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 &
CPU
quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 405
Memory 2GB LPDDR3 RAM
Storage 32 GB
Removable
up to 128 GB
storage
Battery non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh
5.7 in (140 mm) 1920x1080 pixel
Display (401 ppi) Full HD Super AMOLED
Gorilla Glass 4
Rear camera 16 MP ISOCELL sensor
Front camera 5 MP sensor
Connectivity WLAN, Bluetooth, USB
Website [1]

The Samsung Galaxy A8 is a Android phablet manufactured by Samsung. It was first released
in China in July 2015.

The handset will not be released in the United Kingdom.[1]


Hardware
The Galaxy A8 is thinner than earlier models from the A-series lineup, measuring 5.9
millimetres (0.23 in) in thickness.[2] Other specifications include a 5.7 inch 1080p display, a 16
MP back and a 5MP front camera, an Octa core Exynos 5430 chipset or a Snapdragon 615
Chipset, 2GB of RAM and a 3050 mAh battery. It comes shipped with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop.

Samsung has made the Galaxy A8 smartphone official, following rumors of its existence spreading for
several months. The device’s standout feature is the massive screen mated to a super thin chassis,
which is the slimmest Samsung has produced yet. Here’s everything you need to know about the
phone.
Skip ►
The Super AMOLED touchscreen has a 1080p resolution and measures a whopping 5.7-inches, and
Samsung has wrapped it in a metal body that’s only 5.9mm thick. It looks stunning in the images,
particularly thanks to a set of equally thin bezels around the display, and that sleek body should help
the big-screen phone feel quite compact in the hand. It also weighs just 151 grams. The A8 is
slimmer than the 6.3mm A7, and the 6.7mm thick Galaxy Alpha. It also beats some of the
competition, including the 6.3mm thick Huawei P8.
Related: Everything we think we know about the Galaxy Note 5
Samsung has opted for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor to power the Galaxy A8,
and added 2GB of RAM, plus 16GB of internal storage memory. The rear camera has 16-
megapixels and an f/1.9 aperture, while there is a 5-megapixel wide-angle camera above the screen
for selfies. It also has an LG-style hand gesture control — a wave instead of a clenched fist — and a
comprehensive beautification mode.
There’s a fingerprint sensor in the home button beneath the screen, 4G LTE connectivity, a MicroSD
card slot, and a big 3050mAh battery. The Galaxy A8 runs Android, and has a variety of China-only
software features, plus a reworked localized user interface.

Apparently, the phone will have a big 5.7-inch


screen with a 1080p resolution, making the 5.9mm thick body especially interesting. A Snapdragon
615 oct-core processor should drive the Android 5.1.1 operating system, along with 2GB of RAM.
A Samsung 16-megapixel rear camera could be joined by a 5-megapixel selfie camera above the big
screen, and there is also talk of the home button housing a fingerprint sensor. This feature is set to
become more common, ready to support both Android Pay and Samsung Pay. Finally, a large
3050mA battery may be inside the all-metal body, that could weigh just 140 grams.
Dubbed as the thinnest handheld device in the series, Samsung has finally
launched "Galaxy A8," and the mid-range smartphone promises both
functionality and style.

The design features metallic materials for a premium feel with chamfered
edges running around the frame. The dimension measures at 76.8mm for
width, 158mm for height and 5.9mm for depth. While the weight is only 151
grams. Although it is very sleek, the inclusion of side bezels make the gadget
easier to handle.

The screen measures at 14.43 cm with Super AMOLED display at 1920 x


1080 FHD resolution and has color depth of 16-megapixels.

While the camera boasts a stunning 16 CMOS megapixel back lens capable
of capturing videos at 30 frames-per-second rate with flash and autofocus,
partnered with front shutter with 5-megapixel capacity. Both have f/1.9
aperture for clear images despite low lighting. The main one has the PRO
mode settings that allows user to adjust ISO, shutter speed and other
parameters to produce better looking photos and videos.

Under the hood, it has octa-core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor
clocked at CPU speed of 1.3GHz base and 1.8Ghz turbo, and backed by 2GB
RAM and 25.16 built-in memory, expandable up to 128GB via a microSD slot.
The battery has 3050mAh capacity that can reach up to an estimated 11
hours of maximum usage.

It runs on Android's operating system, 5.1.1. Lollipop with the integration of


Samsung's TouchWiz interface.

For added features, it includes several sensors such as Accelerometer,


Fingerprint Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor,
dual-sim capability using Nano-SIM, and can come in either Gold, Black or
White color.

Samsung also added a split-view experience and "Palm Swipe to Capture,"


the ability to take a screen shot and muting the sounds using a simple swipe
of the hand over the screen.
Currently available at select markets in China, India and South Korea, one
unit retails at around $500.

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